Senator Sherrod Brown

Democrat  •  Ohio  •  8th Term  •  Sworn In 1993
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10/28/09
Jordanian leader addresses J Street confab

...(D-Calif.), Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chairman Rep. Chris Van Hollen, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio). In addition, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), considered a pro-Israel stalwart, spoke at a VIP re

Source: JTA
10/28/09
New Jim Hightower for 10/28/2009

...extending it to us should automatically be stripped of their privileges. For a model of integrity, they might look to Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Rep. Steve Kagen, D-Wis. — both of whom have rejected taking congressional coverage until everyone in

10/28/09
Kyl in No Real Hurry to Extend Unemployment Benefits

...the United States Senate if we don’t have that. … This is the body that protects the minority view.” Earlier in the day, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) offered his own theory about why some lawmakers seem content to crawl toward passage of the unempl

10/28/09
Gov. Strickland would not want Ohio to refuse public option

...Plain Dealer that the Democratic governor believes a government-insurance option would be good for working Ohioans, so he sees no reason for the state to opt out. Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio says he thinks most states would want in....

Source: Vindy
10/28/09
Airbus seeks more Ohio suppliers

...of the world’s largest aerospace companies is looking to spend more cash in Ohio. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Airbus North America Chairman Allan McArtor plan to host two procurement conferences in Ohio to identify new contract opportunities

10/28/09
Obfuscation off ObamaCare

...out” scheme, I thought liberals would use it to obfuscate even more. Instead, I’m listening to liberals like Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown brag about it. There he was on MSNBC confirming Big Ed’s analysis on national TV. “Even with an opt out, most st

Source: Boston Herald
10/27/09
RE: Sherrod Brown

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) said that the extra amendments would have risked a delay in getting benefits to those hit hardest by the recession. ...

Source: The Hill
10/27/09
Sherrod Brown predicts surprises...but who?

Ezra Klein interviewed Ohio Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown, a liberal senator who backs a strong public option and is thus pleased with Harry Reid's move ...

Source: guardian.co.uk
10/27/09
RE: Sherrod Brown

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) said that the extra amendments would have risked a delay in getting benefits to those hit hardest by the recession. ...

Source: The Hill
10/27/09
When $583,000 isn't enough

...cost $1.1 million, or $1.5 million when adjusted for inflation. It may be that Brunner, a protege of sitting U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, is taking solace in what happened the last time Ohio elected a senator. Brown outlasted (some say steamrolled) a popula

10/27/09
Reid's Risky Public Plan Strategy

...speaks out strongly for the public option — this health care bill really becomes his at this point,” said Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), one of about 30 Democrats who have pressured Reid to back the controversial option. “[Reid] took the tempe

Source: Reason
10/27/09
Senate health-care bill to have 'public option'

...and onto a government-run plan isn't the answer, but that's exactly what the Democrats' plan would do." In a statement, Sen. Sherrod Brown said a public insurance plan "will inject much-needed competition into the insurance industry." Gov. Ted Stricklan

10/27/09
Lawmakers press Obama to 'speak out' for health bills

...to the outskirts of the progressive promise land." Many liberals in Congress have felt that way for some time, but as Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, put it, "this health care bill really becomes his at this point" (Thrush and Brown, 10/27). A spokesperson

10/27/09
Brown Announces More than $17.5 Million for Ohio Clean Energy Research Projects

Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced today that four Ohio projects will receive more than $17.5 million in federal funds to invest in clean energy technology ...

Source: Trading Markets (press release)
10/26/09
Moderates will determine fate of public option in health bills

...that Medicare and Medicaid are badly run" (Javers, 10/25). "Appearing on CNN's State of the Union with John King, Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) said he wouldn't rule out voting for a health care bill that didn't have a public option. 'I don't draw lines

10/26/09
Senator: Public option close to gaining votes

...join; he called this approach an "opt in" program. Nelson's vote would be critical in reaching the 60-vote threshold. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, said the public option is needed now to provide competition in regions where one or two insurance companies

10/26/09
Vice President Tours Ohio

...package is creating jobs and improving transportation. A news release said Biden will be joined by Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson, also a Democrat. ©2009 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This

Source: WBNS-10 TV
10/26/09
RE: Sherrod Brown

An interesting line comes out from Sen. Sherrod Brown in response to the news Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is including a public option with an opt-out ...

Source: TPMDC (blog)
10/26/09
RE: Sherrod Brown

CLEVELAND -- Vice President Joe Biden and Ohio's US Sen. Sherrod Brown used Cleveland Hopkins International Airport as a backdrop to announce $16 million in ...

Source: WKYC-TV
10/26/09
RE: Sherrod Brown

Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, appearing on the same program, called those suggestions "outrageous" and described Obama's approach as a model of decision ...

Source: USA Today
10/26/09
RE: Sherrod Brown

An interesting line comes out from Sen. Sherrod Brown in response to the news Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is including a public option with an opt-out ...

Source: TPMDC (blog)
10/26/09
GOP wants decision on Afghanistan ASAP

Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, appearing on the same program, called those suggestions "outrageous" and described Obama's approach as a model of decision ...

Source: USA Today
10/26/09
Dairy Product Labeling Isn't Such a COOL Concept

Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Russ Feingold, D-Wis., and Al Franken, D-Minn., introduced a bill that would extend mandatory country-of-origin labeling to all dairy ...

Source: Supermarket News
10/26/09
Biden speaking in Cleveland

By Morning Journal Staff news@MorningJournal.com CLEVELAND — United States Vice President Joseph Biden, along with Sen. Sherrod Brown, are stopping in ...

Source: The Morning Journal
10/26/09
Deal-Breaker for Climate-Change Treaty May Be Obama's Congress

... a country that acts responsibly on CO2 emissions doesn't lose jobs to those countries that don't,” said Senator Sherrod Brown, a Democrat from Ohio. ...

Source: Bloomberg
10/26/09
RE: Sherrod Brown

Zwelling says letters from Governor Ted Strickland and Senator Sherrod Brown will be read, regarding Patrolman Schiele and Bosco's heroic efforts on August ...

Source: WHIZ
10/26/09
Few opt for ACRE

Congress included the ACRE program in the 2008 farm bill at the urging of Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, who then was chairman of ...

Source: AG Week
10/26/09
Green Diary Rescue & Open Thread: 350 ppm

In an Adopt a Senator for climate legislation diary, StateOfGrace evaluated Sherrod Brown: "Brown has made it clear that he is not only interested in ...

Source: Daily Kos (blog)
10/25/09
Sen. Brown calls for adding hearing aids to Medicare

But Sen. Sherrod Brown says it's time to make hearing aids a covered benefit under the Medicare health-care program for seniors. ...

Source: Columbus Dispatch
10/25/09
Guests on Sunday's TV news shows

...Wisconsin Democrat. • CNN’s “State of the Union,” 8 a.m. — Guests: Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah; Sen. Sherrod Brown, Ohio Democrat; Sen. Orrin Hatch, Utah Republican; Sen. Ben Nelson, Nebraska Democrat; Sen. Jim Webb, Virgin

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